Gay Heroes: Shamrock Hudson

Shamrock Hudson's true identity was well known
in Dublin's gay bars but a conspiracy of silence
ensured it was protected. If he was referred to
at all, it was in hushed tones, and only as Doris Gay

As Bash Helmet grew and grew over the years, so the challenge of keeping on top of so many supervillains became too much for just one man, albeit the world's first gay superhero.

Time and again Bash needed a helping hand, beyond that offered by his friendly fag hags on a quiet Friday.

One more than one occasion he got one from Ireland's own leading man, Seamus Hudson. Seamus had the perfect cover.

To the world he was a rich, successful actor from Dublin who was linked to a string of beautiful women. But behind the facade, Seamus was really the country's premier superhomo-hero, Shamrock Hudson.

Shamrock Hudson was just one of the international gay heroes who featured in the 2008 animated movie, Bash Helmet's Round the World Cruise.

Bash teamed up with Shamrock during a visit to Ireland where together they tackled the evil leader of the banshees, the Screaming Queen. Before he left the country, Shamrock Hudson took Bash to a traditional Irish bar and introduced our hero to the strong, black, creamy-headed Guinness ... but Bash never did catch his first name.

Although the film never found a theatre distributor, it attracted repeated releases on DVD, principally due to the significant part of Shamrock Hudson cropping up in almost every scene.

Fingering Felons: Belle End rears her head ... and Tess Tease

Most recently encountered in the Tweetventures of Bash Helmet and Flick Faster, the latter's arch nemesis Belle End and her partner in crime Tess Tease once made a successful grab for the crown jewels only for them to turn out to be fake. 

Despite being caught red-handed there was no way they were ever going straight.

Belle and Tess are as famous for their criminal boobs as their daylight snatches

Fingering Felons. Right up Bash's Street

From the very outset it was clear that Bash Helmet's enemies would always have significant parts, although none would have the power that Bash exerted through his helmet.

While each and every one of them hid a unique weapon in their armoury, their collective willingness to display them at the drop of a hat made them formidable foes who Bash did well to take down one at a time. Not to say that he would ever turn his back on a group onslaught.

Among the most unpredictable is Fagracadabra. Once a struggling stage magician, he made a pact with the demon Mephister to gain supernatural powers.

Whenever Bash is confronted by this camp conjuror, Fagracadabra just spits out his magic phrase,

“Gay Presto”

and then he either whips out something unexpected from his sleeve (or trouser leg) or releases a powerful discharge from the tip of his wand.

Unfortunately there is no existing mug shot of Fagracadabra as, with his quick disappearing act, Bash has never got a decent facial from him despite the numerous times he exploded all over him.

Bash always expected Fagracadabra to explode in his face - but it never came